The men’s absolute division had Jesseray Childrey and Dan Martinez meet in the finals, with Dan Martinez securing a rear naked choke in overtime and taking home the title of men’s absolute champion and his own $2,000 cash prize.

Sponsors awarded other cash prizes such as a $250 cash prize for fastest submission, which went to Sara Monzeglio for an armbar in 53 seconds. Best break out performance went to Jess Feliciano with a $200 prize for taking the women’s division by storm with just over 2 years of experience, making her way to the finals with a kneebar and an inside heel hook submission in regulation, and fastest escape time in her semi-finals match. With Jesseray Childrey taking home the $300 prize for best non-leglock submission for an arm triangle from bottom half guard, all four finalists ended up taking home some form of cash prize, for a total event payout of $4,750 back to the competitors.

The teens also put on a show with their superfights. Grace Gundrum defeated Jasmine Johnson by dead orchard armbar, Jhondy Fuller defeated Ameer Anbar by triangle, and Randi Miley defeated Brooke Fahey by rear naked choke in overtime.

You can watch a replay of the event at the Showthe Art YouTube page, where you can also find replays of the first three events.

Laura Kent

Laura Kent is a 10th Planet jiu jitsu blue belt who trains at 10th Planet Bethlehem in Easton, PA. She competes regularly and is an avid follower and fan of the submission only competition scene. Laura tries to make an effort to cover some of the local submission only events that get less coverage from mainstream MMA and jiu jitsu news outlets and will regularly cover the Eddie Bravo Invitational and Combat Jiu Jitsu events. Laura is an MMA fan as well, which is a large part of what led her to start her jiu jitsu training.